by Doug Baarman | Apr 22, 2013 | Career Transition Tips
After fifteen years in the hospitality industry, Sharon Gates was ready to put her experience and skills to work in her own business. A few years ago, Sharon decided to make the leap to being an independent hospitality professional with ConferenceDirect. With a...
by Doug Baarman | Apr 17, 2013 | Hospitality, Industry News
Doug Baarman Receives Award for top performance and leadership in 2012 LOS ANGELES, CA – March 25, 2013 – Doug Baarman, CDS, Senior Vice President & Team Director has been named ConferenceDirect’s Team Director of the Year. He was honored at the ConferenceDirect...
by Doug Baarman | Apr 10, 2013 | Self-Improvement Tips
The hospitality industry is a 24/7 business that forces us to remain focused in order to be productive. We experience an overload of activity and ‘noise’ that keeps us busy…but it can be overwhelming and even prevent us from keeping on course toward achieving our...
by Doug Baarman | Mar 19, 2013 | Self-Improvement Tips
I enjoy going to social events to meet new people and learn their life stories. I am not talking about what they do for a living…but where they grew up, how they got to where they are today and what are their interests and passions. As children, we enjoyed reading and...
by Doug Baarman | Mar 11, 2013 | New Business Development
“Success comes before work only in the dictionary.” Anonymous It is important to keep in mind that if you want to be successful in the hospitality industry, you have to put in the work to achieve the desired results. I feel it is safe to say that we all want to...
